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Basilica of Saint Hyacinth

Chicago, United States · built 1921

The Basilica of Saint Hyacinth (Bazylika Świętego Jacka) is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, located at 3636 West Wolfram Street in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with such monumental religious edifices as St. Mary of the Angels, St. Hedwig's, and St. Wenceslaus, it is one of the many monumental Polish churches visible from the Kennedy Expressway. St. Hyacinth was designated a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 2003, one of three churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago to hold that status. The parish remains active, with weekend Masses in Polish and English drawing more than 8,000 worshippers.

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